Navigating a food-focused holiday like Thanksgiving can feel overwhelming when diabetes is part of the picture. The day is centered around abundance — family, gratitude, and food (of course), but managing blood sugar amid the mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie takes planning, flexibility, and support....
Valentine’s Day is all about love, and for those managing type one diabetes (T1D), it’s another opportunity to celebrate in a way that’s healthy and fun....
Happy Halloween! Managing type one diabetes (T1D) during a candy-centric holiday doesn’t have to be scary. We’re sharing tips and tricks to safely enjoy your treats....
With summer heat, manage diabetes with extra care staying hydrated, watching your blood glucose (BG) closely, and keeping insulin cool. (There are great accessories for this, but a tried-and-true ice pack always works.)...
Easter blessings! Our friends at Children with Diabetes created a wonderful carb count cheat sheet with Easter menu items and favorite candies....
Our inboxes and social media feeds are flooded with suggestions for managing type one diabetes (T1D) during food centric holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Halloween. Truth be told, it’s always a (doable) challenge whether sweets arrive in trick-or-treat sacks, stockings, Valentine cards, or Easter baskets....
Polar Vortex + Pandemic + Chronic Condition = Stress! The first two factors provide ample reason to hibernate. But, if you have a snow day, you can throw off blankets, grab your gear, get active, ward off the negative mental impact of mood-depressors like seasonal affective disorder, manage blood glucose...
Are you feeling the love this month? With boxes of chocolates, conversation hearts, cupcakes, and an abundance of darling and delicious confections, Valentine’s Day (and its aftermath) can be a somewhat daunting celebration for a child with type one diabetes (T1D). Most food centric holidays are....
We’re thankful and grateful for help from the T1D community and resources like this handy Thanksgiving carb chart from Beyond Type 1. Lots of fall favorites included. Let’s feast!...
Ready to scare up some Halloween fun? Thank you Beyond Type 1 for the handy Halloween candy carb count sheet. No tricky dosing with this sweet treat sheet (say that five times fast)...